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Catalog/Bulletin 2017-2018 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Courses in the School of Medicine

School of Medicine

Courses

Anatomy

  • ANAT 100 - GROSS & DEVELOPMENTAL ANATOMY

    [203 Hours]
    This course consists of lectures and a laboratory where students dissect an entire embalmed cadaver. The objectives of this course are to provide the first year medical students the opportunity to learn the foundations of medicine and to introduce them to aspects of professionalism. The students learn the basic concepts of anatomy and the clinical applications of such concepts. Didactic lectures and the dissection of a cadaver are supplemented by clinical correlations and hands on exercises conducted by clinicians in different specialties. A radiologist from the community gives lectures on imaging of the different areas of the body. A physician-surgeon who is a member of our teaching staff presents a talks on important clinical issues related to the areas of dissection. Each student has the opportunity to perform emergency procedures such as lumbar puncture, oral intubation, insertion of thoracostomy tubes and urethral catheterization in Cadaver Procedure Labs. A significant part of this course is designed to emphasize the clinical importance of the anatomy students are learning. .

  • ANAT 110 - CELL BIOLOGY & MICROANATOMY

    [86 Hours]
    This course includes a study of cell biology and the histology of tissue types and organ systems. The first part of the course stresses cellular ultra structure, and function and the four basic tissue types. Laboratory exercises, using both computerized virtual slides and microscope slides, include the identification of cell types, cell organelles, and the basic tissues at the light and electron microscopic levels. The second part of the course deals with the histology and function of the organ systems. This part of the course is integrated with the topics being covered in Human Gross Anatomy and Prenatal Development as much as possible. The course is designed to provide basic information that will be utilized in preclinical and clinical programs throughout the medical curriculum.

  • ANAT 419 - ANATOMY ACTING INTERNSHIP

    [152 Hours]

  • ANAT 420 - ANATOMY CLINICAL

    [152 Hours]
    This 4 week course provides senior medical students with the opportunity to re-explore the anatomy of the human body with particular emphasis on their individual areas of interest prior to entering residency. The emphasis is on the anatomic basis of clinical medicine. The course also provides intensive exposure to basic clinical and surgical the procedures expected of them during their residency. To this end, the course utilizes multiple visiting clinicians from various specialties as guest demonstrators. The students can either assist in the clinical demonstration or replicate the procedures performed on cadavers and simulators. Emphasis is always on the clinical importance of anatomy. The course takes place in a combination of lecture hall, anatomy cadaver lab, and Center for Advanced Practice demonstration and simulation labs. Evaluation is by attendance, attitude, and participation on an Honors/HighPass/Pass/Fail scale.

  • ANAT 498 - ANATOMY RESEARCH

    [152 Hours]
    Legacy Course: ANAT 498A002 – RESEARCH

Anesthesiology

  • ANES 418 - ANESTHESIOLOGY SECONDARY ACTING INTERNSHIP

    [152 Hours]
    This four week rotation provides senior medical students with the opportunity to be actively involved in the specialty of anesthesiology. Working in areas such as the preoperative clinics, operating rooms, post anesthetic care units and chronic pain clinics, will give the student exposure to the various roles of patient care that an Anesthesiologist provides. Objectives of this course will be; Assess and evaluate preoperative risk factors for anesthesia and surgery, basic airway management assessment, describe the principles of applied physiology and pharmacology in anesthesia, basic management of fluids and electrolytes in patients undergoing anesthesia. Students will be expected to attend lectures, conferences, read and review current literature. Completion of a written case report or review article will be expected at the end of the rotation.

  • ANES 420 - ANESTHESIOLOGY CLINICAL

    [152 Hours]
    This four week rotation provides senior medical students the opportunity to be actively involved in the operating room environment. Working in this unique area will give the student exposure to the specialty of anesthesiology. Objectives of this course will be; Assess and evaluate preoperative risk factors for anesthesia and surgery, Basic Airway Management assessment, describe the principles of applied physiology and pharmacology in anesthesia, basic management of fluids and electrolytes in patients undergoing anesthesia. Students will be expected to attend lectures, conferences, read and review current literature. Completion of a verbal case report or literature review will be expected at the end of the rotation.

  • ANES 498 - ANESTHESIOLOGY RESEARCH

    [152 Hours]
    This four week rotation provides senior medical students the opportunity to actively be involved in various research aspects of this specialty with the Chairman of the Department. The student will be exposed to the many facets of publication, introductions to writing grant proposals, and gaining approval from various institutional review boards. Lab research and /or clinical research projects may be conducted under direction from the Chairman. Upon completion of this rotation, the student will be expected to write a review article for publication.

  • ANES 499 - ANESTHESIOLOGY OUT-STATE ELEC

    [152 Hours]

Biochemistry

  • BIOCH 100 - BIOCHEMISTRY

    [70 Hours]
    This course provides the foundation for the study of normal and diseased states at the molecular level. The following topics are included in the course of study: macromolecular structure and function; enzymology and enzyme kinetics; intermediary metabolism of carbohydrates, lipids, and amino acids; the metabolic basis of disease; nutrition, vitamins, and obesity; endocrine biochemistry; molecular biology (including DNA, RNA, protein synthesis, molecular diagnostics, and the molecular basis of cancer); and the foundations of medical genetics (including chromosome structure and function, chromosomal disorders, inheritance patterns, the genetic basis of metabolic disorders and cancer, and population genetics). Particular emphasis is placed upon the medical relevance of biochemical concepts, and the biochemical defects that result in human disease. Modern, up-to-date developments are used to build upon classical concepts in order to provide students with the background necessary to be excellent physicians who are well-equipped to diagnose and treat patients. The course consists of lectures and review sessions.

Dermatology

  • DERM 420 - DERMATOLOGY CLINICAL

    [152 Hours]
    This course is designed for 4th year students and is an in depth rotation with clinics, didactics, and exposure to various dermatologic procedures and subspecialties.

  • DERM 498 - DERMATOLOGY RESEARCH

    [152 Hours]
    FREE PLANNED ELECTIVE/RESEARCH

  • DERM 499 - DERMATOLOGY OUT-STATE ELEC

    [152 Hours]
    This elective is the same as DERM 420  at LSUHSC

Family Medicine

  • FMMD 210 - NUTRITION AND HEALTH

    [40 Hours]
    The Nutrition and Health elective consists of team based learning (TBL) sessions and modules on various aspects of nutrition (including diets, nutrition for disease states, and nutrition for age groups). In addition, the course includes at least one team project related to nutrition in the community, such as a healthy food demonstration, or participation in a community garden. Students must participate in all activities and pass all modules and TBL.

  • FMMD 220 - INTERPROFESSIONAL CARE MANAGEMENT

    [40 Hours]
    The Patient Centered Medical Home (PCMH) practicum will incorporate the concepts of practice in a patient centered medical home. These concepts have been established in the Joint Principles for the Medical Education of Physicians as Preparation for Practice in the PCMH which was published by the American Academy of Family Physicians, the American Academy of Pediatrics, the American College of Physicians, and the American Osteopathic Association. The goals of this practicum are 1) to engage interprofessional learners in management of high risk patients (diabetics); 2) to learn interprofessional teamwork focused on meeting target indicators for this population; 3) to promote patient self-management of their chronic condition; 4) to introduce activities in practice and learning that result in practice improvement. Practicum experiences will include team meetings to discuss and monitor the progress of selected patients from the diabetes registry and to practice improvement projects.

  • FMMD 300 - FAMILY MEDICINE

    [152 Hours]
    This required clerkship provides third-year students with an introduction to the principles of Family Medicine as practiced in a community-based ambulatory setting or in a residency program. The student is assigned to a clinical faculty member (also known as a preceptor) within the State and may live in that community. He or she spends most of the four weeks working directly in office-based patient care under the supervision of the preceptor. During this rotation, the student has the opportunity to see patients of all ages as they present with any of the broad range of medical problems seen by family physicians. It is primarily in the outpatient setting, therefore, the type of medical problems that students will see and the dynamics of healthcare delivery will be different. The patients will come with common problems, chronic problems, and undifferentiated problems.

  • FMMD 310 - GLOBAL HEALTH AND SOCIAL MEDICINE 300 (PASS/FAIL)

    [76 Hours]
    The Global Health and Social Medicine course offers an introduction to health issues on a global scale and their complex relationship to biosocial contexts. Students will explore the relationship of global health issues to family medicine, primary care, and healthcare systems as a whole. The course will provide students with additional education in several areas including tropical disease, global health disparities, global health policy, and risk/benefit analysis of global health interventions. The impact of these issues on the U.S. healthcare system will also be explored. The Global Health and Social Medicine course will employ multiple educational modalities, including pre-course reading requirements, online modules, traditional didactics, and hands on clinical experience under the direct supervision of experience physicians in an international setting. The international setting will also include interaction with in-country ministry of health regional healthcare stakeholders, and direct supervision of clinical activities consistent with the breadth of traditional family medicine (adult medicine, pediatrics, obstetrics, and geriatrics).

  • FMMD 410 - GLOBAL HEALTH AND SOCIAL MEDICINE 400

    [152 Hours]
    The Global Health and Social Medicine course offers an introduction to health issues on a global scale and their complex relationship to biosocial contexts. This 400 level course for senior students will explore global health issues in greater depth and for a longer time period than the 300 level elective for juniors. Students will explore the relationship of global health issues to family medicine, primary care, and healthcare systems as a whole. The course will provide students with additional education in several areas including topical disease, global health disparities, global health policy, and risk/benefit analysis of global health interventions. The impact of these issues on the U.S. healthcare system will also be explored. The Global Health and Social Medicine course will employ multiple educational modalities, including pre-course reading requirements, online modules, traditional didactics, and hands on clinical experience under the direct supervision of experienced physicians in an international setting. The international setting will also include interaction with in-country ministry of health, regional healthcare stakeholders, and direct supervision of clinical activities consistent with the breadth of traditional family medicine (adult medicine, pediatrics, obstetrics, and geriatrics).

  • FMMD 415 - FAMILY MEDICINE AMBULATORY CARE

    [152 Hours]
    This course provides students an experience in the delivery of health care in an ambulatory setting. It may take place in a Family Medicine residency or in a selected private practice. During the four weeks, the student has the opportunity, under supervision, to provide primary care to patients ranging in age from infants to the elderly in a comprehensive-care setting. These experiences emphasize the importance of continuity of care and follow-up, prevention, and patient education. The electives listed below that focus on ambulatory care may also be used to satisfy the school requirement, with approval of the course director.

  • FMMD 418 - FAMILY MEDICINE SECONDARY ACTING INTERNSHIP

    [152 Hours]
    Students may elect to spend a four-week block on the Family Medicine inpatient services of either Ochsner Medical Center - Kenner, University Medical Center in Lafayette, Lake Charles Memorial Hospital, or LSU Bogalusa Medical Center in Bogalusa. The goal of this rotation is for senior students to function as first-year house officers, developing clinical judgment skills by being placed in situations where they are directly responsible for patient care. This is done under the close supervision and direction of senior Family Medicine house officers and faculty. Within the confines of this supervision, the student is encouraged to take on as much responsibility as possible, including taking primary on-call duties. The acting intern is required to attend department conferences with the patient-care team.

  • FMMD 419 - FAMILY MEDICINE ACTING INTERNSHIP

    [152 Hours]
    This four week rotation provides senior students with the opportunity to begin functioning as interns. Students will develop additional skills in all areas of core competence. Particular emphasis is given to improving skills of clinical judgment and decision making by giving students more responsibility for patient care than they had in the third year. Students are encouraged to take increasing amounts of responsibility while under the close supervision of hours staff and faculty. In addition to patient care skills, students will also enhance their communication skills, and develop a better appreciation of systems based practice due to their involvement as a more prominent member of the health care team. Students will continue to increase their medical knowledge and skills of practice-based learning through reading, faculty feedback, and attendance at conferences and didactic sessions.

  • FMMD 420 - FAMILY MEDICINE CLINICAL

    [152 Hours]
    Legacy Course: FMMD 420A011 – FAMILY MEDICINE

  • FMMD 499 - FAMILY MEDICINE OUT-STATE ELEC

    [152 Hours]
    This course provides students an experience in the delivery of health care in an ambulatory setting. It may take place in a Family Medicine residency at a location outside of Louisiana. During the four weeks, the student has the opportunity, under supervision, to provide primary care to patients ranging in age from infants to the elderly in a comprehensive-care setting. These experiences emphasize the importance of continuity of care and follow-up, prevention, and patient education.

Genetics, Plant and Animal

  • GENET 100 - INTRODUCTION TO MEDICAL GENETICS

    [15 Hours]
    Students will explore and learn the foundations of medical genetics. This will begin with principles of Mendelian and non-Mendelian inheritance, and continue with the molecular basis of genetic disease. Topics for more detailed discussion will include inborn errors of metabolism, population genetics, cytogenetics, epigenetics, genetic testing, pharmacogenomics, and translational research in genetics. The course will also explore hereditary cancer syndromes and genetic therapies. Students will build on the foundational knowledge they learn in this course throughout the second year organ systems blocks, and as they advance into their clinical clerkships.

Medicine, M.D. Degree

  • MED 300 - MEDICINE

    [380 Hours]
    Instruction during this ten week bock is centered on the development of knowledge, skills and professional attitudes required for the practice of internal medicine, both in the hospital and the outpatient clinic. Students are assigned patients, and are required to perform histories and physical examinations, interpret laboratory data and X-rays, and develop differential diagnoses and treatment plans based on clinical data and directed reading, Daily rounds, small group resident and faculty teaching sessions, and student case presentations stress the team approach to patient care. Educational emphasis includes outpatient medicine, and the student spends four weeks in the ambulatory clinics. Departmental conferences such as Morning Report, Grand Rounds, and Case Management Conference, as well as student-oriented Clinical Core Conferences, EKG Conferences, Chest Conferences, and Professor Rounds emphasize essential concepts in medicine.

  • MED 400 - MEDICINE

    [152 Hours]
    Students are assigned to the Department of Medicine for four weeks each during the fourth year. They are offered a variety of locations at which to complete this required block, including the Medical Center of Louisiana-New Orleans, Earl K. Long Hospital in Baton Rouge, and University Medical Center in Lafayette. The students attend clinics and conferences at the assigned location. Emphasis is placed on further developing basic knowledge, skills and attitudes first learned during the third year clerkship. Fourth year students are expected to play a more active role in patient care in order to improve their clinical judgment and procedural skills.

  • MED 405 - HEMATOLOGY/ONCOLOGY CONSULTS

    [152 Hours]
    Students are assigned to the Department of Medicine for four weeks each during the fourth year. They are offered a variety of locations at which to complete this required block, including the Medical Center of Louisiana-New Orleans, Earl K. Long Hospital in Baton Rouge, and University Medical Center in Lafayette. The students attend clinics and conferences at the assigned location. Emphasis is placed on further developing basic knowledge, skills and attitudes first learned during the third year clerkship. Fourth year students are expected to play a more active role in patient care in order to improve their clinical judgment and procedural skills.

  • MED 415 - AMBULATORY CARE

    [152 Hours]
    The goal of this elective is to familiarize the student with the ambulatory care of patients requiring the skills and expertise of specialists in internal medicine. Students will learn diagnostic and therapeutic regimens appropriate for patients seen and evaluated in a short clinical encounter. Strategies in management of clinical problems, including use of the history and physical examination, interpretation and cost effectiveness of necessary laboratory tests, performance of diagnostic procedures and prescribing of medication, diet and activity levels will be emphasized.

  • MED 418 - MEDICINE SECONDARY ACTING INTERNSHIP

    [152 Hours]
    Students may elect to spend a second four-week block Acting Internship on the Internal Medicine. The goal of this rotation is for senior students to function as first-year house officers, developing clinical judgment skills by being placed in situations where they are directly responsible for patient care. This clerkship is performed under the close supervision and direction of Medicine house officers and faculty. Within the confines of this supervision, the student is encouraged to take on as much responsibility as possible, and is required to attend outpatient clinics and department conferences with the patient care team.

  • MED 419 - MEDICINE ACTING INTERNSHIP

    [152 Hours]
    This four week rotation provides senior students with the opportunity to begin functioning as interns. Students will develop additional skills in all areas of core competence. Particular emphasis is given to improving skills of clinical judgment and decision making by giving students more responsibility for patient care than they had in the third year. Students are encouraged to take increasing amounts of responsibility while under the close supervision of hours staff and faculty. In addition to patient care skills, students will also enhance their communication skills, and develop a better appreciation of systems based practice due to their involvement as a more prominent member of the health care team. Students will continue to increase their medical knowledge and skills of practice-based learning through reading, faculty feedback, and attendance at conferences and didactic sessions. On the medicine acting internship, students may request to be assigned to the ICU service.

  • MED 420 - MEDICINE CLINICAL

    [152 Hours]
    The major objective of this rotation is to give exposure to the various subspecialties in internal medicine. The student will be supervised by physicians who are board-certified in the respective subspecialty. A major focus of the rotation will be to provide one-on-one teaching using patients with diseases that are the most representative and important in that subspecialty. Didactic lectures will be included in addition to the actual clinical care of patients. Students will be expected to attend morning report, which will focus on pathophysiology of disease, thought processes related to clinical decision-making, and relevant medical literature.

  • MED 424 - AMBULATORY HIV CARE

    [152 Hours]
    Following participation in this rotation, the student will be able to: Integrate the concepts of etiology, epidemiology, pathophysiology and preventive measures involved in HIV infection. Conduct an effective risk assessment. Recognize the importance of pre/post HIV test counseling. Perform a history and physical exam as part of the work up of a newly diagnosed HIV disease. Interpret symptoms, signs and diagnostic tests in staging HIV diseases. Discuss and utilize current guidelines for care of the early symptomatic HIV-positive individual, male and female. Introduction to current guidelines for HAART Therapy. Exposure to monitoring side effects of HAART Therapy. Use of resistance testing. Discuss the prophylaxis and treatment of the most common opportunistic infections. Experience the multi-disciplinary HIV Primary Care model, including the role of nurse practitioners, social workers, case manager, and health educators.

  • MED 427 - CLINICAL CARDIOLOGY

    [152 Hours]
    After a four week rotation in the cardiology service, it is expected that the student will be able to recognize cardiovascular disease, elicit and recognize physical signs in the cardiovascular diseases, interpret electrocardiograms and chest roentgenograms, do deductive analysis of objective data to arrive at an etiologic, anatomic, physiological and functional categorization of common cardiovascular diseases. The student will also be introduced to various cardiovascular diagnostic techniques/procedures.

  • MED 432 - ADVANCED EMERGENCY MEDICINE

    [152 Hours]
    To obtain insight into the principles and practice of emergency medicine and trauma care in the Emergency Department. To improve clinical and technical skills in an emergency setting and develop familiarity with ambulatory care. To obtain skills in simple suturing, eye examinations, gynecological exams, and other common emergency procedures. Students function as interns while on the rotation and are given appropriate limited autonomy to further enhance their clinical and medical decision making skills.

  • MED 434 - RESEARCH ELECTIVE EMERGENCY MEDICINE

    [152 Hours]
    To introduce medical students to the mechanics of research in a mentoring relationship with emergency medicine faculty.

  • MED 437 - EMERGENCY MEDICINE

    [152 Hours]
    Students will spend 4 weeks in the Emergency Department, working an average of 50 hours per week on assigned shifts. Under staff supervision, students will evaluate patients, formulate plans for therapy, and perform procedures. They are expected to attend student and resident conferences which average 5 hours per week.

  • MED 438 - EMERGENCY MEDICINE RESEARCH

    [152 Hours]
    To become acquainted with research design and implementation as well as perform a small project for presentation and publication.

  • MED 440 - GASTROENTEROLOGY

    [152 Hours]
    A four-week elective comprehensive course intended to educate the student in the area of clinical gastroenterology at the Medical Center of Louisiana in New Orleans (University Hospital).

  • MED 442 - ENDOCRINE AND METABOLISM

    [152 Hours]
    There are two pathways in this elective program. The first is designed to afford students a unique clinical opportunity to become thoroughly familiar with the diagnosis, pathophysiology, and management of the major endocrine disorders (diabetes mellitus, thyrotoxicosis, myxedema, hypo and hyperpituitarism, adrenocortical and gonadal diseases, and abnormalities of bone and calcium metabolism). The second pathway allows the student to become involved in a research program. The problem should be decided in advance through discussions with the faculty.

  • MED 450 - HEMATOLOGY/ONCOLOGY

    [152 Hours]
    A four-week elective course offering additional training to students with a special interest in hematology and/or medical oncology. Under the direct supervision of faculty, fellows, and house staff the student will learn how to evaluate patients with hematologic and neoplastic diseases, obtain and interpret bone marrow and peripheral blood smears, formulate treatment plans and select parameters of response to therapy, and work as acting interns.

  • MED 456 - ALLERGY AND CLINICAL IMMUNOLOGY

    [152 Hours]
    A four-week elective course used to introduce the clinical aspects of allergic diseases, introduce the clinical aspects of Transplantation, Immunology, and Immuno-deficient Diseases, and provide experience in basic and clinical aspects of immunological research.

  • MED 459 - INFECTIOUS DISEASES

    [152 Hours]
    A four-week elective course in which, the student will learn how to evaluate and treat patients with a variety of infectious diseases. The student will be instructed in the principals of antimicrobial therapy. The student will learn how to collect, transport and process specimens collected from patients seen in consultation with infectious disease staff.

  • MED 465 - NEPHROLOGY

    [152 Hours]
    A four-week elective in which the student will be responsible for the work-up of at least one patient per week, and will attend all rounds and conferences of the subspecialty and weekly medical staff clinic. The student will learn the techniques of hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis. The student will also observe and work on the transplantation service. There will be participation in the evaluation and care of private nephrology patients one or more days a week. Students will also be able to participate in the clinical study of patients enrolled in the protocols of our Research Hypertension Clinic/Section of Nephrology. This will involve the performance for physical examinations, renal function studies and the use of new techniques such as the 24-hour ambulatory blood pressure monitor.

  • MED 469 - NUTRITION/METABOLISM

    [152 Hours]

  • MED 472 - PULMONARY MEDICINE

    [152 Hours]
    The student will make daily rounds with interns, residents, fellows and attending staff on the Inpatient Pulmonary and Pulmonary Consult services. The student will be instructed in chest radiograph, chest CT and pulmonary function test interpretation, and will have an opportunity to develop these skills during the month. A wide variety of pulmonary conditions will be encountered while performing consultations and primary patient care. The student may participate in procedures including: thoracentesis, percutaneous tracheostomy, fiberoptic brochoscopy and pleural needle biopsy. Students will receive instruction in the outpatient evaluation of common and unusual pulmonary diseases in the weekly Chest Clinic and Tuberculosis Clinic.

  • MED 474 - MICU ELECTIVE

    [152 Hours]
    Students are expected to develop the skills necessary to obtain a history and perform a complete physical examination as required to care for patients with respiratory complaints and critical illness. Trainees are also expected to gain familiarity with consultation in the management of pulmonary and ICU patients. Students obtain exposure to the diagnosis and care of disorders of the lungs, upper airways, and chest wall, as well as gain experience in the coordinated care of critically ill patients. Students should gain familiarity with the management of common clinical presentations of Pulmonary/Critical Care Medicine. In addition to skills in differential diagnoses and patient care, they should develop the ability to perform selected procedures safely, interpret primary date appropriately, and understand the indications and limitations of more specialized testing. Specific educational aims include developing expertise in diagnosis and management of patients with respiratory diseases and/or critical illness, reinforcing basic concepts in respiratory and cardiovascular physiology, understanding the role of the Pulmonary specialist as a consultant and primary care provider, learning the diverse roles of the general internist in the ICU, providing primary care for medical patients, coordinating care in complicated patients with multiple medical problems necessitating multi-specialty physician input, providing medical consultation in the care of critically ill surgical patients, becoming familiar with procedures and technological devices utilized in the diagnosis and monitoring of patients in Pulmonary/Critical Care, and gaining experience in complicated ethical and social issues.

  • MED 476 - RHEUMATOLOGY CONSULTS

    [152 Hours]
    The student will participate in the evaluation of patients at weekly Immunology and Rheumatology Clinics and will be expected to read the current literature pertinent to the patients. Other activities include teaching rounds three times a week, review of clinic X-rays, weekly case conference, and weekly seminar. One of these seminars will be given by the student.

  • MED 483 - REHABILITATION MEDICINE

    [152 Hours]
    This 4-week course in Rehabilitation Medicine is directed toward the evaluation of prospective rehabilitation patients in a hospital setting. This will include the early rehabilitation care in the acute care setting and coordination of rehabilitation with the Trauma service.

  • MED 484 - MUSCULOSKELETAL MEDICINE

    [152 Hours]
    This is a 4-week elective in Musculoskeletal and Pain Medicine in the Section of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. Concepts and treatments related to neurological and musculoskeletal disorders are emphasized. In addition, musculoskeletal injection techniques as well as EMG and Nerve Conduction Studies is part of this elective.

  • MED 485 - SPINAL CORD INJURY REHABILITATION

    [152 Hours]
    This 4-week elective combines 2 weeks of Inpatient Rehabilitation at Touro Infirmary with 2 weeks of outpatient physical medicine and rehabilitation clinics at the VA. This elective is designed to provide a broad overview of both inpatient rehabilitation topics (e.g., spinal cord and brain injury), and outpatient rehabilitation topics (e.g., amputees, orthotics, and pain syndromes).

  • MED 486 - REHABILITATION MEDICINE AT VA HOSPITAL

    [152 Hours]
    This 4-week course in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation is directed toward learning outpatient rehabilitation of patients with pain syndromes, spinal cord injury, stroke, arthritis and neuromuscular disease. The course also exposes the student to EMG and Nerve Conduction Studies, as well as musculoskeletal injection techniques.

  • MED 498 - MEDICINE RESEARCH

    [152 Hours]
    To introduce medical students to the mechanics of independent research in various fields of internal medicine.

  • MED 499 - INTERNAL MEDICINE OUT-STATE ELEC

    [152 Hours]
    Students are assigned to the Department of Medicine at an out of system location for four weeks each during the fourth year. The students attend clinics and conferences at the assigned location. Emphasis is placed on further developing the basic knowledge, skills, and attitudes first learned during the third-year clerkship. Fourth-year students are expected to play a more active role in patient care in order to improve their clinical judgment and procedural skills.

Medical Clinical Sciences

  • MCLIN 101 - CLINICAL SKILLS INTEGRATION 101

    [78 Hours]
    This course includes a study of cell biology and the histology of tissue types and organ systems. The first part of the course stresses cellular ultra structure, and function and the four basic tissue types. Laboratory exercises, using both computerized virtual slides and microscope slides, include the identification of cell types, cell organelles, and the basic tissues at the light and electron microscopic levels. The second part of the course deals with the histology and function of the organ systems. This part of the course is integrated with the topics being covered in Human Gross Anatomy and Prenatal Development as much as possible. The course is designed to provide basic information that will be utilized in preclinical and clinical programs throughout the medical curriculum.

  • MCLIN 102 - CLINICAL SKILLS INTEGRATION 102

    [60 Hours]
    This course includes a study of cell biology and the histology of tissue types and organ systems. The first part of the course stresses cellular ultra structure, and function and the four basic tissue types. Laboratory exercises, using both computerized virtual slides and microscope slides, include the identification of cell types, cell organelles, and the basic tissues at the light and electron microscopic levels. The second part of the course deals with the histology and function of the organ systems. This part of the course is integrated with the topics being covered in Human Gross Anatomy and Prenatal Development as much as possible. The course is designed to provide basic information that will be utilized in preclinical and clinical programs throughout the medical curriculum.

  • MCLIN 110 - FOUNDATIONS OF POPULATION MEDICINE AND HEALTH SYSTEMS

    [40 Hours]
    This course will provide an introduction of the population approach to health and disease. More specifically, it will provide students with foundational knowledge of epidemiology, biostatistics, principles of evidence based medicine, critical evaluation of the medical literature, determinants of health, healthcare disparities, disease prevention, population management, the healthcare system, trends in healthcare costs, practice models, quality improvement, and patient safety. The course will utilize a combination lectures, independent study to prepare for interactive class sessions, team based learning, question analysis, and quizzes. There will be a final exam that uses national board style questions, as well as other question formats. Overall course objectives are as follows: 1) Define key concepts of epidemiology and biostatistics. Use these concepts in the analysis of disease data, strategies for disease management and prevention, design of improvements in health care delivery, and critical evaluation of research; 2) Describe the community/population based approach to disease and health; including health determinants, disparities, disease prevention, and disease management; 3) Use the principles of evidence based medicine in the search, quality assessment, critical evaluation of research papers and other sources of medical information; 4) Describe the structure and financing of the U.S. healthcare system, trends in healthcare costs and sustainability, scope of practice of healthcare professionals, and factors suggesting a need for reform; 5) Use outcomes data to assess healthcare quality, and develop appropriate metrics that could be used for quality improvement.

  • MCLIN 120 - PRIMARY CARE ELECTIVE

    [160 Hours]
    The Area Health Education Centers (AHECs) of Louisiana are community based non-profit organizations whose primary responsibility is to improve the quality and distribution of health care personnel within the state of Louisiana. The purpose of this introductory four-week elective is to provide medical students and opportunity to observe medicine as it is practiced by primary care physicians in a rural or inter-city underserved ambulatory care environment. This elective offers five primary care clinical specialties: Internal Medicine, Family Medicine, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Pediatrics, and General Surgery.

  • MCLIN 201 - CLINICAL SKILLS INTEGRATION 1 (PASS/FAIL)

    [33 Hours]
    The Clinical Skills Integration course is required for all second year medical students. This course continues the teaching and development of clinical skills that began in year one. History taking, physical examination, and clinical reasoning are practiced in clinical settings. Virtual settings (e.g. computer based cases and role-playing) are also used. Motivational interviewing is practiced and applied to a variety of clinical situations (e.g. smoking cessation , exercise , weight loss, substance abuse) using role-play . New skills are taught and practiced to further prepare students for their clinical clerkships. These include the patient write-up, full history and physical, and the critical evaluation of the medical literature (‘journal club’ presentations). Students continue to explore the themes of medical ethics and cultural competency (which are addressed throughout the curriculum). In addition, students will explore themes of quality improvement (QI) and disease prevention in small group exercises and reflective essay assignments. Finally, students are asked to begin exploring their career interests by choosing from a variety of clinical ‘selectives’ during semester 1 or semester 2 of the second year. Small group seminars in motivational interviewing role-plays, Ql discussions, and journal club presentations are directly relevant to disease processes discussed in concurrent systems courses. . Students must complete all required components and demonstrate professionalism throughout the course in order to achieve a passing grade.

  • MCLIN 202 - CLINICAL SKILLS INTEGRATION 2

    [33 Hours]
    The Clinical Skills Integration 2 course is required for all second year medical students. This course continues the teaching and development of clinical skills that began in year 1. History taking, physical examination, and clinical reasoning are practiced in clinical settings. Virtual settings (e.g. computer based cases and role-playing) are also used. Motivational interviewing is practiced and applied to a variety of clinical situations (e.g. smoking cessation, exercise, weight loss, substance abuse) using role-play . New skills are taught and practiced to further prepare students for their clinical clerkships. These include the patient write-up, full history and physical, and the critical evaluation of the medical literature (‘journal club’ presentations) . Students continue to explore the themes of medical ethics and cultural competency (which are addressed throughout the curriculum). In addition, students will explore themes of quality improvement (QI) and disease prevention in small group exercises and reflective essay assignments. Finally, students are asked to begin exploring their career interests by choosing from a variety of clinical ‘selectives’ during semester 1 or semester 2 of the second year. Small group seminars in motivational interviewing role-plays, Ql discussions, and journal club presentations are directly relevant to disease processes discussed in concurrent systems courses. Students must complete all required components and demonstrate professionalism throughout the course in order to achieve a passing grade.

  • MCLIN 220 - END OF LIFE CARE (PASS/FAIL)

    [25 Hours]
    (P/F) The End-of-Life-Care Elective is a course designed for second year medical students to explore the issues surrounding patients facing terminally ill diseases. While the students participating in the course are in school to study health and illness, this course is primarily a lesson in the emotional, spiritual, and interpersonal relationships in the patient approaching end of life. Thus, while some time is dedicated to learning the components of effective medical management of hospice patients, the course emphasizes understanding the impact of a terminal disease on a person’s conscience and the provision of compassionate care. The course objectives are to develop a relationship with a dying patient; to identify some of the bio-psychosocial issues faced by dying patients; to enhance students’ communication skills with current and future patients; to witness treatment of terminally ill patients in modern health care systems; to identify some of the ethical principles pertinent to end-of-life care; to better understand the role of hospice in the care of terminally ill patients and their families; and to learn about the interdisciplinary approach to end-of-life care. Each student in the course is required to attend at least once hospice team meeting, meet with their assigned patient along with a hospice team member, and have two additional meetings with their patient over the course of the semester. Interlaced with these patient visits will be small-group sessions led by third and/or fourth-year medical students and SOM faculty who will facilitate a dialogue about the students’ experiences. Students will be evaluated by the SOM faculty on a Pass/Fail scale, on the basis of completion of all course responsibilities such as individual patient encounters and completion of reading assignments, and their level of engagement in small group sessions.

  • MCLIN 221 - HUMANITIES IN MEDICINE - SOPHOMORE ELECTIVE

    [25 Hours]
    Art, film, literature, history and philosophy have long been a window into the human heart, mind, soul and body. This elective will use examples drawn from these disciplines to teach and inspire reflection, analysis, and insight into medicine and the meaning of physician identity and responsibility. Through readings, presentations, trips to museums, short reflective writing, discussions, and creative expression students will deepen understanding of historical and personal expression of the meaning of medicine and the role of the Doctor. The course will meet five times (exact dates TBD, meeting 2 hours) throughout the fall semester.

  • MCLIN 230 - FOUNDATIONS OF DISEASE AND THERAPY

    [72 Hours]
    The Foundations of Disease and Therapy course is interdisciplinary, with contributions from the departments of microbiology, pathology, and pharmacology. The course provides students with fundamental concepts of disease processes (e.g. inflammation, repair, regeneration, and neoplasia), infection (e.g. the nomenclature, classification, structure, and virulence of micro-organisms), and therapy (e.g. pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, receptor mechanisms, and transduction). Principles of diagnostic and radiologic testing will also be discussed. Clinical case discussions are used when appropriate. This course provides the foundation for subsequent learning in the sophomore year systems courses.

  • MCLIN 231 - DISEASE AND THERAPY OF THE HEMATOLOGIC SYSTEM

    [38 Hours]
    Disease and Therapy of the Hematologic System is a required course for all second year medical students. The course integrates the pathology, microbiology, and pharmacology relevant to major hematologic diseases. In addition to these basic science underpinnings , clinical aspects of hematologic diseases are emphasized. These include screening and prevention, history taking , physical examination , diagnostic testing , clinical reasoning, and management (acute and chronic) . The course employs a variety of teaching modalities . These include lectures, computer based cases, and team based learning (TBL) sessions . The Disease and Therapy of the Hematologic System course assesses students based on quiz grades , TBL grades , professionalism, and a final exam provided by the National Board of Medical Examiners.

  • MCLIN 232 - NEUROSCIENCE AND DISEASES OF THE NEUROLOGICAL-PSYCHIATRIC SYSTEMS

    [144 Hours]
    Neuroscience and Diseases of the Neurological-Psychiatric Systems is a required course for all second year medical students . The course provides an introduction to the form, function, and dysfunction of the nervous system. The course integrates the anatomy and physiology of the neurological system, along with the pathology, microbiology, and pharmacology relevant to major neurological and psychiatric diseases. In addition to these basic science underpinnings, clinical aspects of neurological and psychiatric diseases are emphasized. These include screening and prevention, history taking , physical examination, radiographic imaging (including MRI) diagnostic testing, clinical reasoning, and management (acute and chronic) . The course employs a variety of teaching modalities. These include lectures, small group laboratory sessions, video demonstrations, patient presentations , computer based cases, and team based learning (TBL) sessions . Small group discussions in the concurrent Clinical Skills Integration course will include content relevant to neurological and psychiatric disease and treatment. The Neuroscience and Diseases of the Neurological-Psychiatric Systems course assesses students based on quiz grades , TBL grades, performance in the skills laboratory, professionalism, and a final exam provided by the National Board of Medical Examiners.

  • MCLIN 233 - DISEASE AND THERAPY OF THE MUSCULOSKELETAL AND DERMATOLOGIC SYSTEMS

    [34 Hours]
    Disease and Therapy of the Musculoskeletal and Dermatologic Systems is a required course for all second year medical students. The course integrates the pathology, microbiology, and pharmacology relevant to major musculoskeletal and dermatologic diseases. In addition to these basic science underpinnings, clinical aspects of disease are emphasized. These include screening and prevention, history taking, physical examination, diagnostic testing, clinical reasoning, and management (acute and chronic). The course employs a variety of teaching modalities. These include lectures, small group laboratory sessions, computer based cases, and team based learning (TBL) sessions. Small group discussions in the concurrent Clinical Skills Integration course will include content relevant to musculoskeletal disease and treatment. The Disease and Therapy of the Musculoskeletal and Dermatologic Systems course assesses students based on quiz grades, TBL grades, performance in the skills laboratory, professionalism, and a final exam provided by the National Board of Medical Examiners.

  • MCLIN 234 - DISEASE AND THERAPY OF THE CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM

    [54 Hours]
    Disease and Therapy of the Cardiovascular System is a required course for all second year medical students. The course integrates the pathology, microbiology, and pharmacology relevant to major cardiovascular diseases. ln addition to these basic science underpinnings, clinical aspects of cardiovascular diseases are emphasized . These include screening and prevention, history taking, physical examination, diagnostic testing, clinical reasoning, and management (acute and chronic). The course employs a variety of teaching modalities. These include lectures, small group laboratory sessions, computer based cases, and team based learning (TBL) sessions. Small group discussions in the concurrent Clinical Skills Integration course will include content relevant to cardiovascular disease and treatment. The Disease and Therapy of the Cardiovascular System course assesses students based on quiz grades, TBL grades, performance in the skills laboratory, professionalism, and a final exam provided by the National Board of Medical Examiners.

  • MCLIN 235 - DISEASE AND THERAPY OF THE PULMONARY SYSTEM

    [54 Hours]
    Disease and Therapy of the Pulmonary System is a required course for all second year medical students. The course integrates the pathology, microbiology, and pharmacology relevant to major pulmonary diseases. In addition to these basic science underpinnings, clinical aspects of pulmonary diseases are emphasized. These include screening and prevention, history taking, physical examination, diagnostic testing, clinical reasoning, and management (acute and chronic). The course employs a variety of teaching modalities. These include lectures, I small group laboratory sessions, computer based cases, and team based learning (TBL) sessions. Small group discussions in the concurrent Clinical Skills Integration course will include content relevant to pulmonary disease and treatment. The Disease and Therapy of the Pulmonary System course assesses students based on quiz grades, TBL grades, performance in the skills laboratory, professionalism, and a final exam provided by the National Board of Medical Examiners.

  • MCLIN 236 - DISEASE AND THERAPY OF THE RENAL SYSTEM

    [60 Hours]
    Disease and Therapy of the Renal System is a required course for all second year medical students. The course integrates the pathology, microbiology, and pharmacology relevant to major renal and urologic diseases. In addition to these basic science underpinnings, clinical aspects of renal diseases are emphasized. These include screening and prevention, history taking, physical examination, diagnostic testing, clinical reasoning, and management (acute and chronic). The course employs a variety of teaching modalities. These include lectures, small group laboratory sessions, computer based cases, and team based learning (TBL) sessions. Small group discussions in the concurrent Clinical Skills Integration course will include content relevant to renal disease and treatment. The Disease and Therapy of the Renal System course assesses students based on quiz grades, TBL grades, performance in the skills laboratory, professionalism, and a final exam provided by the National Board of Medical Examiners.

  • MCLIN 237 - DISEASE AND THERAPY OF THE GASTROINTESTINAL SYSTEM

    [60 Hours]
    Disease and Therapy of the Gastrointestinal System is a required course for all second year medical students. The course integrates the pathology, microbiology, and pharmacology relevant to major gastrointestinal diseases. . In addition to these basic science underpinnings, clinical aspects of gastrointestinal diseases are emphasized. These include screening and prevention, history taking, physical examination, diagnostic testing, clinical reasoning, and management (acute and chronic). The course employs a variety of teaching modalities. These include lectures, small group laboratory sessions, computer based cases, and team based learning (TBL) sessions. Small group discussions in the concurrent Clinical Skills Integration course will include content relevant to gastrointestinal disease and treatment. The Disease and Therapy of the Gastrointestinal System course assesses students based on quiz grades, TBL grades, performance in the skills laboratory, professionalism, and a final exam provided by the National Board of Medical Examiners.

  • MCLIN 238 - DISEASE AND THERAPY OF THE REPRODUCTIVE AND ENDOCRINE SYSTEMS

    [60 Hours]
    Disease and Therapy of the Reproductive and Endocrine Systems is a required course for all second year medical students. The course integrates the pathology, microbiology, and pharmacology relevant to major reproductive and endocrine diseases. In addition to these basic science underpinnings, clinical aspects of endocrine diseases are emphasized. These include screening and prevention, history taking, physical examination, diagnostic testing, clinical reasoning, and management (acute and chronic). The course employs a variety of teaching modalities. These include lectures, small group laboratory sessions, computer based cases, and team based learning (TBL) sessions. Small group discussions in the concurrent Clinical Skills Integration course will include content relevant to endocrine disease and treatment. The Disease and Therapy of the Reproductive and Endocrine Systems course assesses students based on quiz grades, TBL grades, performance in the skills laboratory, professionalism, and a final exam provided by the National Board of Medical Examiners.

  • MCLIN 239 - SYNTHESIS OF MULTISYSTEM DISEASE AND THERAPY

    [30 Hours]
    Multisystem Disease and Therapy is a required course for all second year medical students. The course integrates the pathology, microbiology, and pharmacology relevant to multisystem diseases. Clinical aspects of multisystem diseases are emphasized and pertinent basic science concepts are reviewed. Clinical aspects include history taking, physical examination, diagnostic testing, and clinical reasoning. In addition, both acute and chronic aspects of management are discussed. The course employs a variety of teaching modalities. These include lectures with interactive question analysis and team based learning (TBL) sessions. The Multisystem Disease and Therapy course assess students based on quiz grades, TBL grades, and professionalism.

  • MCLIN 300 - CLINICAL CARE PLANNING ELECTIVE (PASS/FAIL)

    [76 Hours]
    This 3-week clerkship provides third year students with the opportunity to rotate on a specialty or subspecialty in which they are potentially interested for residency. Some of the specialties allowed for this elective have not been formally available to third year students in the past (ophthalmology, emergency medicine, radiology, pathology, dermatology, anesthesiology). Students may also choose to rotate on a second surgical subspecialty (such as orthopedics, urology, ENT, neurosurgery, plastic surgery, vascular surgery) as an elective even though they are required to select one surgical subspecialty as part of their required surgery clerkship. While on the clinical elective, students will perform clinical duties (e.g. patient evaluations) and attend required didactic sessions as determined by department-specific directors. The course falls within the 12-week block during which students will take their required Surgery clerkship, so students will also be required to attend Surgery didactics sessions while on the clinical elective.

  • MCLIN 310 - CLERKSHIP PREPARATION

    [24 Hours]
    The Clerkship Preparation course provides instruction on clinical skills that students will need to utilize in their third year clerkships, including history taking, physical examination skills, medical record documentation, and professionalism. Topics that will be covered include proper use of medical interpreters, clerkship roles and responsibilities, and clinical reasoning processes. In addition, students will receive instruction on common radiologic tests and common ophthalmologic problems that they will likely encounter during their clerkships. Students will be required to gather historical data and write a daily progress note for a simulated patient scenario. Students will be required to engage in independent study work through a case and produce written documentation that includes the history, a problem list, and a differential diagnosis. Students will practice physical examination skills and receive an introduction to surgical skills and commonly used invasive equipment. Students will receive training on the electronic medical record that they will utilize during their clerkships. Students will be expected to maintain integrity and professional responsibly in attending course sessions and completing assignments.

  • MCLIN 400 - CRITICAL CONCEPTS

    [152 Hours]
    The Critical Concepts rotation provides exposure to critical topics in patient care, procedural skills, medical knowledge, and disease management using a variety of teaching modalities: traditional didactics, patient simulations, on-line interactive modules, quizzes, and direct clinical experience in emergency and ICU settings. This rotation provides every senior medical student, regardless of career choice, with a broad and solid foundation in the principles and skills needed to care for acute and emergency patients. Having completed their core junior rotations, senior students will be challenged to apply their skills and knowledge to more complicated and critical patient care situations. This rotation will also provide senior students with the opportunity to refine and expand their skills in commonly performed procedures and medical interventions. Furthermore, senior students will develop a more sophisticated understanding of their upcoming roles as resident physicians with increased responsibility to individual patients, to health care team, and to the health care system.

  • MCLIN 418 - CRITICAL CONCEPTS SECONDARY ACTING INTERNSHIP

    [152 Hours]
    Legacy Course: MEDC 418A001 – HIV CLINIC

  • MCLIN 420 - HUMANITIES IN MEDICINE - SENIOR ELECTIVE

    [152 Hours]
    Medicine at the core is a human profession. While science underpins it, the relationship with human beings define it. To be successful, physicians must be empathetic, compassionate, and open to others whose perspective and experiences are different than their own. Humanities, including art, music, drama, and literature have much to teach us about difference and about ourselves. Through reading, discussion, and reflective writing, the student will enhance his/her ability to understand, value, and relate to others, and gain an appreciation of their own personal journeys towards physicianhood. This course is only offered in block 9.

  • MCLIN 498 - SENIOR RESEARCH ELECTIVE

    [152 Hours]
    This four week elective rotation provides senior students with the opportunity to work with clinical faculty on a research project. The research project is individualized and directed by a faculty mentor who has an established research background. The focus of the research can be either basic science or applied clinical science depending upon the interests of the student. Emphasis is placed upon learning and utilizing rigorous scientific methods, data collection, and interpretation. Students will also learn about writing IRB protocols.

Medicine Pediatrics

  • MEDPED 415 - MEDICINE/PEDIATRICS AMB CARE

    [152 Hours]
    The goal of this elective is to familiarize the student with the ambulatory care of patients requiring the skills and expertise of specialists in Medicine/Pediatrics. Students will learn diagnostic and therapeutic regimens appropriate for patients seen and evaluated in a short clinical encounter. Strategies in management of clinical problems including use of the history and physical examination, interpretation and cost effectiveness of necessary laboratory tests, performance of diagnostic procedures and prescribing of medication, diet and activity levels will be emphasized.

  • MEDPED 420 - MEDICINE/PEDIATRICS CLINICAL

    [152 Hours]
    The major objective of this rotation is to give exposure to the Medicine/Pediatrics subspecialty of internal medicine. The student will be supervised by physicians who are board-certified in the both Medicine and Pediatrics. A major focus of the rotation will be to provide one-on-one teaching with both Medicine and Pediatric patients.

  • MEDPED 498 - MED/PEDS RESEARCH

    [152 Hours]

  • MEDPED 499 - MEDICINE/PEDIATRICS OUT-STATE ELEC

    [152 Hours]
    Medicine/Pediatrics Out-State Elec

Microbiology, Immunology and Parasitology

  • MICRO 100 - INTRODUCTION TO MEDICAL IMMUNOLOGY

    [30 Hours]
    This course will provide students with foundational knowledge in immunology. Basic immunological concepts are introduced, including overviews of microbes and the immune system, followed by classes on innate and adaptive immunity, immunity at mucosal surfaces, principles of vaccination, and immune dysregulation (hypersensitivity, immune deficiencies, autoimmunity and transplant immunology). Lectures, clinical case presentations and TBLs in this course serve as a foundation for understanding of immunologic disease in more depth during the L2 systems blocks. The course also serves as a foundation for understanding immune responses to microbial pathogens in infectious diseases.

Neurology

  • NEURO 300 - NEUROLOGY

    [114 Hours]
    This is a two week coordinated clerkship of clinical training, demonstrations, conferences, and patient presentations given by the staff of the Department of Neurology. Emphasis is placed on performing and interpreting the neurological examination, and diagnosis and treatment of patients with neurologic disorders. Students see patients in child neurology clinic, faculty clinics, epilepsy clinic, and a variety of in-patient settings. Students rotate on the neurology clerkship at some point during the 12-week block that is primarily devoted to internal medicine. Neurology lectures are given along with the internal medicine lecture series over the duration of the 12-week block.

  • NEURO 418 - NEUROLOGY SECONDARY ACTING INTERNSHIP

    [152 Hours]

  • NEURO 420 - NEUROLOGY CLINICAL

    [152 Hours]

  • NEURO 421 - CLINICAL NEUROLOGY

    [152 Hours]

  • NEURO 428 - CHILD NEUROLOGY

    [152 Hours]
    This 4 week course consists of 2 weeks of inpatient and 2 weeks of outpatient experience. The outpatient portion of the rotation consists of evaluating patients and presenting them to child neurology faculty. A course syllabus is given out at the beginning of the rotation and written questions concerning the evaluation and management of children with common neurological disorders are expected to be completed. The inpatient service provides the student to work with neurology residents and child neurology fellows to manage patients admitted to Children’s Hospital.

  • NEURO 498 - NEUROLOGY RESEARCH

    [152 Hours]
    Legacy Course: NEUR 498A001 – NEUROLOGY

  • NEURO 499 - NEUROLOGY OUT-STATE ELEC

    [152 Hours]
    This four week elective rotation provides senior students with the opportunity to pursue a clinical neurology or research experience with faculty at an outside institution. Students are encouraged to pursue this elective only after consultation with our institutional neurology faculty.

Neurological Surgery

  • NSURG 418 - NEUROSURGERY SECONDARY ACTING INTERNSHIP

    [152 Hours]
    This clinical clerkship allows student considering a residency in neurological surgery to assist faculty and residents in all aspects of the neurosurgery service, as well as interact with faculty from other departments who regularly work with the Department of Neurosurgery. A clerkship is highly recommended for students interested in applying to the LSUHSC Department of Neurosurgery residency training program. Students become an integral part of the Neurosurgery service, assisting members of the house staff and faculty. Activities include ward and ICU rounds, assisting in the OR, taking night call, and attending grand rounds and other teaching conferences. This rotation amounts to a “sub-internship” in Neurosurgery and offers the motivated student an excellent opportunity to contribute to an active Neurosurgery service. The student will share in the work-up and care of patients at West Jefferson Medical Center (WJMC), University Medical Center (UMC) New Orleans, and Children’s Hospital New Orleans (CHNOLA).

  • NSURG 499 - NEUROSURGERY OUT-STATE ELEC

    [152 Hours]
    This clinical clerkship rotation allows students considering a residency in Neurological Surgery to assist faculty and residents at other away institutions (excludes LSUHSC-NO) in all aspects of the Neurosurgery service. This rotation is designed to learn from outside institutions and explore their different techniques of training residents in their residency training program. This clerkship is highly recommended for students interested in applying to Neurosurgery Residency training programs.

Obstetrics/Gynecology

  • OBGYN 300 - OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY

    [228 Hours]
    A block of six weeks is devoted to principles of Obstetrics and Gynecology. Core material is presented in thirty-four didactic hours. Supplemental self-instructional materials and audiovisual aids are available to students. The block is divided into three weeks of Obstetrics and three weeks of Gynecology. On Obstetrics the students are assigned rotations on the delivery suite and on postpartum wards and Obstetrical clinics. Weekly Gynecologic presurgical seminars are held on Wednesday mornings. Staff, Residents and students attend weekly problem-case seminars and major conferences at noon on Monday, Wednesday and Friday. A weekly conference on Monday afternoon covers interesting cases and didactics. During the Gynecology portion of the block the student attends Gynecology Clinics, Ward Gynecology cases and surgical procedures. The student also observes the intra operative and postoperative management of cases. Staff teaching rounds are made three times weekly, while resident rounds are made daily.

  • OBGYN 415 - OBGYN AMBULATORY CARE

    [152 Hours]
    This elective is designed to provide an ambulatory experience that will expose medical students to reproductive health throughout the female life cycle: adolescent years, reproductive years, mid-life and post-menopause. It includes obstetric and gynecological outpatient encounters. Attendance at departmental conference is required. The elective is a 4 week block.

  • OBGYN 418 - OBGYN SECONDARY ACTING INTERNSHIP

    [152 Hours]
    This elective functions similarly to the required AI. It is designed for students interested in learning more about OBGYN. It is geared to primary, preventive and acute health care for women relating to Obstetrics and Gynecology. Students will participate in patient care on the Obstetric and Gynecologic wards; participate in surgery and in clinics. Daily hospital rounds and teaching rounds are included in the rotation. The student will be actively involved in patient diagnosis and management.

  • OBGYN 419 - OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY ACTING INTERNSHIP

    [152 Hours]
    This four week rotation provides senior students with the opportunity to begin functioning as interns. Students will develop additional skills in all areas of core competence. Particular emphasis is given to improving skills of clinical judgment and decision making by giving students more responsibility for patient care than they had in the third year. Students are encouraged to take increasing amounts of responsibility while under the close supervision of hours staff and faculty. In addition to patient care skills, students will also enhance their communication skills, and develop a better appreciation of systems based practice due to their involvement as a more prominent member of the health care team. Students will continue to increase their medical knowledge and skills of practice-based learning through reading, faculty feedback, and attendance at conferences and didactic sessions.

  • OBGYN 420 - OBGYN CLINICAL

    [152 Hours]
    This elective is designed to provide a variety of inpatient and ambulatory experiences that will expose medical students to female reproductive health. It will focus on preventive care, preconception counseling, medical and surgical therapy for gynecological illnesses, and all aspects of the female life cycle. The elective also includes obstetric clinic and hospital encounters. A detailed schedule will be available upon arrival. Attendance at departmental conferences is required. The elective is a 4 week block.

  • OBGYN 431 - ACTING INTERNSHIP HIGH-RISK OBSTETRICS

    [152 Hours]
    This elective is designed to include antepartum and intrapartum diagnosis of maternal and fetal conditions in high risk pregnancy. The medical student will be exposed to prenatal diagnosis and counseling, ultrasonography, amniocentesis, and fetal monitoring techniques and interpretation. They will work directly with Maternal Fetal Medicine staff in the outpatient setting as well as the delivery unit. At the end of the elective, the student will be expected to develop a presentation on a topic from their experience on service. Attendance at departmental conferences is required. The elective is a 4 week block, with one student per block.Location: Perinatology Department and Labor and Delivery (Touro Infirmary) and Interim LA Hospital OBGYN Clinics

  • OBGYN 434 - REPRODUCTIVE ENDOCRINOLOGY

    [152 Hours]

  • OBGYN 498 - OBGYN RESEARCH

    [152 Hours]
    OBGYN: FREE PLANNED ELECTIVE - 498A

  • OBGYN 498A - FREE PLANNED ELECTIVE-LSU

    [152 Hours]
    OBGYN 498a- Free Planned elective - LSU
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